Window and door frame



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UNITED STATES FBEl) C. ANDERSEN, F BAYPORT, MINNESOTA.

WINDOW .AND DOOR FRAME.

Application led March 5, 1926. Serial No. 92,560.

.There are four types or styles of buildings in which window, door, and easement sash frames are generally used. The frame made by manufacturers generally. for frame building construction and carried in stock by dealers, with a narrow strip of material joined to the jamb and forming what is generally referred to as a narrow blind stop could not be adapted for other types of building construction where a strip generally called a wide blind stop was necessary or desirable. Hence, a dealer having a standard frame in stock with a narrow blind stop could not adapt it for a better class of frame building construction with a wide blind stop or a brick veneer or solid brick or masonry construction both requiring a. wide blind stop. The dealer was therefore obliged to have frames built especially for the type of building inwhich they were to be used.

The object, therefore, of my present invention is to provide a frame of such construction that it can be readily adapted for a frame building construction with wide or narrow blind stops, so called, or it may be used in brick veneer or solid brick or masonry construction where a wide piece .of lumber taking the place of or forming the blind stop is necessary.

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sliding sash window :trame embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of' Figure 1; l

Figure 3 illustrates the invention when used with a brick veneer construction;

Figure 4 illustrates the invention adapted for use with solid brick or masonry construction;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the invention as embodied in a door frame;

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6 6 of Figure 5;

Figure 7 illustrates the door frame' when used in a brick veneer construction;

Figure 8 illustrates the adaptation of the device to a solid brick or masonry type of building;

Figure 9 1s a perspective view of a casement window sash frame;

Figure 10 is a sectional view on the line 10--1O of Figure 9;

Figure 11 illustrates the casement window sash frame embodying my invention used in a brick veneer construction;

Figure 12 is a similar view showing a solid p brick or masonry construction used with a. easement sash frame.

In the drawing, 2 represents a window sill, 3 one of the side jambs having stops 4 and 5 for the sash, (not shown), and a parting bead 6. 7 represents the head jamb. 8 is an upright studding, 9'the inside lath and plaster, and 10 the inside ground casing of the window having its edge preferably 70 fitting a shallow rabbet 11 in the rear face of the adjacent liamb 3. Near the outer edge of this jamb in the rear or back face, I prefer to provide a vertical recess 12 to receive a tongue 13, formed on a piece of lum.-` ber 14 that is fitted against the rear face of the jamb and forms, through the recess and tongue` a substantially air andl dust tight ioint therewith. rI'his piece of lumber 14 is of standard matched lumber of suitable width, and preferably in this form or type of frame for a frame building extends partially across the outer face of the studding 8 and has its edge butted against the ends of the pieces of sheathing 15 and forming with the sheathing a continuous flat surface to receive the sheet of building paper 16 that is usually interposed between the clapboards or siding 17 and the sheathing and between' the vertically arranged piece of lumber 14 and the outside finish or casing 18.

The use of this wide piece of matched lumber having a wind and dust proof joint `with the rear face of the jamb prevents the entrance of cold air into the building around the window frame and the provision of this recess in the rear face of the jamb permits the use of pieces of standard matched lumber of varying width depending upon the character of the house or building bein erected. The studding, the inside casing an the jamb co-operate with the piece of'lumber 14 to form the sash weight pocket 19. The foregoing construction, it will be understood, is intended for a frame building where the builder wishes to exclude the entrance of air and dust around the frame and at the same time provide a suitable pocket for the sash weights. The head jamb has a similar groove 12 and a strip of matched lumberli 110 is fitted into this groove and projects upwardly therefrom as shown in Figure 1 and eectually closes the joint between the jamb and sheathing.

In Figure 3, I have shown the same window jamb and inside casing and studding with a matched piece of lumber 14a seated against the rear face of the jamb and formn ing an .airtight joint therewith toadapt the frame for a brick veneer construction wherein 20 represents a course of the brick laid parallel with the strip 14a and the sheathing 15 separated by ay dead airspace and Jthe sheet of building paper `as described with reference to the previous figure. I have shown this piece of lumber 14a of a narrower standard width than in Figure 2. Either width of standard matched lumber may be used as preferred. A finish casing 21 covers the outer edge of the 4jamb and the joint between the jamb and the piece of lumber 14a and in the angle between the brick and this piece of finish I prefer to provide a suitable molding 22.

In Figure 4, I have shown the same type of Window jamb andv frame adapted for a solid brick or masonry construction in which 23 represents a solid Wall, the piece of lumber 14a being seated against this masonry and cooperating with the inner face of the jamb to prevent the entrance of cold air around the frame, a suitable piece of lumber 24 parallel with the jamb and spaced there from cooperating with the matched piece of lumber 14a and the inside casing 25 to form the usual weight pocket. The lath and plaster 9 is separated from the solid wall of masonry and is secured to the filler strip 26 that is butted against the wall 24 of the sash weight pocket.

InFigure 5, I have shown theinvention applied to a door frame in which 27 re resents the sill, 28 the side jamb, therear ace of which has the same recess 12 described with reference to the jamb 3 in Figure 2, said recess being adapted to receive a tongue formed on a piece of matched lumber 1.4b which corresponds to the pieces shown in the previous figures except that preferably it is of 'less width as no sash weight pockets are necessary in connection with a frame of this kind. A narrower ground casing 29 is provided seated against the studding 8 and providing a inish at the edge of the lath and plaster 9a. A sheathing 15" abut-s the piece In Figure 7, the invention is illustrated as applied to a brick veneer construction corresponding to the one shown in Figure 3 except that being for a door frame no provision is made for sash Weight pockets. The jamb, however is substantially the `same as shown in Figure 6. The inside casing and lath and plaster will be indicated by the same reference numerals as also the studding while the rest of the structure will correspond to the parts shown in Figure 3 and may be illustrated by the saine reference numerals. j

In Figure 8, the jamb 28 is shown adapted for a solid brick or masonry construction in which the lath and plaster 9b extends up to the edge of the j amb and is butted against it, While the masonry 31 is seated against the rear or back face of the jamb and against the matched piece of lumber 14a which forms a windproof joint with the j amb and a right angled outwardly extending continuation thereof. The angle between the jamb and the masonry wall is filled by the casingv strip 'and molding corresponding to the similar construction shown in Figures 3 and 4 and which I will indicate by the same reference numerals.

Thus in all of these different constructions' in this way it is possible for the dealer or v builder to easily and quickly adapt the frame for either type of building in which it is to be used and in all of them he can be assured that the joint between the jamb and the wall of the building will be substantially wind and dust proof.

In Figure 9, I have shown the invention adapted for use with a easement sash frame and as here shown 7l represents the head jamb and 32 the side jamb having inner and outer rabbeted portions 33 and 34 to adapt the frame for inswinging and outswinging sash, the bead 35 being utilized as a filler to compensate 4lfor the variation in thickness of the window sash and the storm and screen sash. The studding I will indicate by the same reference numeral as the corresponding element in Figure 6 showing the door frame construction, and the lath and plaster and lnside casing I will'designate by the same reference numerals. A piece of standard .matched lumber 14c is provided having a tongue to fit within a groove or recess in the rear face of the jamb as described with reference to the previous gures, this tongue and recess being designated by the same reference numerals as used in the previous figures. The endsof the sheathing are brought up to the piece of standard matched lumber 14 and l designate this sheathing by the same reference numeral with the addition of the exponent c. 18c represents a finish casing on lOl) the outside of the window covering the joints between the jamb and sheathing and the iece of standard matched lumber interposed between them. The head jamb 7b is provided with a groove corresponding to the one in the rear face of the side jamb with a st-rip of standard matched lumber fitting therein. This groove and strip I will represent by the same reference numerals 12 and 14. as in the previous figures.

In Figure 11, the invention is shown adapted for a brick veneer easement frame vconstruction and I will utilize the same reference numerals as in Figure 7, the structure being similar except for the difference in the form of jamb used.

In Figure 12, the casement form of sash is shown adapted for solid brick or masonry where the wall is carried up against the rear face ofthe jamb. In this case, I will designate the j amb by the same reference numeral as used in the previous figures for the same type of -jamb and indicate the other parts, of the structure by the same reference numerals as used to indicate corresponding parts in Figure 8.

From the foregoing description, it will be noted that I provide a groove or recess in the rea-r or back face of the jamb in each type of frame. This groove is the proper distance from the outer edge of the jamb to receive the tongue of a standard piece of matched lumber and this piece of' matched lumber may be of suitable width to extend entirely across the pocket for the sash Weight where one -is used and form or take the place of what is generally referred to as a wide blind stop. This piece of matched lumber forms a close airtight joint with the jamb and extending across the pocket of 'a sliding sash ,frame prevents the entrance of air and`dust around the frame and forms a construction that is desirable in a better class of buildings. By reducing the width of the outside casing and inserting a piece of matchedv lumber in the groove of the v jamb I am able to provide a very good type of brick veneer frame and by .employing two t additional piecesl of square edge lumber taken from any yard stock to form two sides of the weight boxes, a verysuitable frame for solid brick or masonry is provided.'

The utility of my invention will be apparent as it makes it possible fora dealer who has a frame provided with the grooved' jamb lto supply a builder vwith any type of frame that he may desire. It can be furnished Without the piece of matched lumber or blind'stop, so called, and whenever the dealer is called upon to furnishsash frames for a frame building with a Wide blind stop he is in position v'to do so by furnishing 'grooves of the blind stops'.

a piece of standard matched lumber from any yard stock fitting the groove of the jamb and the. frame can be easily adapted for a sliding or easement sash or a door frame of a brick veneer, solid brick, or masonry construction. In other words, the dealer instead ofcarrying one type of frame in his stock as he usually has and ordering others for dierent types of buildings-made up as a special job it is now possible with my improvement for the dealer to furnish any of the four types of construction enumerated from the same stock of standard built frames. This, I claim is a decided step forward in the art of standardizing mill work as now advocated by the U. S, Department of Commerce.

With my invention, a dealer instead of being obliged to carry a standard frame in stock and order frames of special construction for the different kinds of work outlined in the foregoing description, is now able to adapt his standard frame to various specifications by furnishing pieces of standard matched lumber for the wall of the pocket and use the same frame with slight modifications in any type of building. This applies 'to door frames andv Casement sash frames -as well as those of the sliding type.

I claim as my invention: I

1. A building frame having blind stops formed of tongue and groove material, with the tongue of the blind stop engaging a groove in the outer face of the jamb.

2. A building frame having the outer face of each jamb provided with a groove adjacent th'e outer edge of the jamb, said groove of a dimension to receive the tongue of ay piece) of -standard matched lumber, whereby to form a blind stop for said fra'me.

3. A building frame having each jamb provided with a groove extending longitudinally thereof adjacent/the outer edge of the jamb, of a dimension to vreceive the.

of a piece 'of matched lumber, with the tongues of the lumber engaging grooves in the outer face sides of the jambs.

5. In combination a wall, a building frame therein having blind stops formed of tongue and groove .materia-l', each jamb having a groove, 'and .the tongue of material bein removably engaged in" the groove, an sheathing having tongues fitting in the In witness whereof, I have hereunto set vmy hand this 26th dayof February, 1926.

FRED U. ANDERSEN. 

